A special treat for this week's Friday Night Classical!
What better way to end the work week than to enjoy this video of a concert filmed in Japan to commemorate the 25 years of animation by Studio Ghibli.
The orchestra is conducted by Joe Hisaishi himself. Hisaishi has worked closely as a composer with Studio Ghibli and composed the music for many of Hayao Miyazaki's animations.
Needless to say, the soundtrack plays a large role in giving life to a film, and in conveying ideas and emotions in cinema. Jaws wouldn't be the same if not for the Jaws theme, and the same for films like Star Wars and the Pirates of the Caribbean. But, working together, Hisaishi and Miyazaki managed to create an entirely new artistic world.
Thanks to Hisaishi and Miyazaki, we have films and characters such as...
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